Khesht Oil Field (Iran)

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Khesht Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iran.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Khesht Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Khesht Operating[1] Iranian Central Oilfields Company[2] National Iranian Oil Company (100.0%)[3] 1994[4] 2022[1]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Khesht Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil initial in place 902.2 million bbl 2007 [5]
oil primary reserves 160.5 million bbl 2007 [5]
oil secondary reserves 36.5 million bbl 2007 [5]
oil Remaining reserves 197 million bbl 2007 [5]
oil recoverable reserves 270 million bbl 2015 [6]

Table 3: Production from Khesht Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 3.29 million bbl/y 2022 [7]
production design capacity oil 7.3 million bbl/y 2022 [2]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Khesht Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iran[8] 29.4327, 51.4879 (exact)[8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i169328-iran%E2%80%99s_second_oilfield_in_fars_begins_producing_10_000_bpd. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210626164743/https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/article/14198206/iran-to-start-khesht-field-production. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024003923/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/458384/Khesht-oilfield-to-reach-early-production-by-late-Sep. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Giant Oil & Gas Fields of the world". World Map. 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230329014550/http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article-pdf/12/2/69/5443178/husseini.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918153037/https://en.trend.az/iran/business/2657751.html. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325164850/https://www.farsnews.ir/en/news/14010101000322/Official-Iran's-Khesh-Oil-Field-Flwing-9-000-Barrels-f-Crde. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129095022/https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article/12/2/69/567100. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)